Mutations of the CNOT1 gene affect brain development, impairing memory, and learning. The CNOT1 gene also interacts with several known autism-related genes.
Researchers found idiopathic autism occurs as the result of epigenetic abnormalities in hematopoietic cells during fetal development, leading to immune dysregulation in the brain and gut.
According to a new study, your gender and whether you work in a STEM job could be a predictor of how many autistic traits you have.
A new study reveals 70 percent of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, and who have a history of severe language delay, achieved fluent speech by the age of eight.
According to researchers, children with ASD have more harmful mitochondrial mutations than their family members.
According to researchers, suppressing the activity of a specific serotonin receptor can help reduce autism relevant behaviors in mouse models.
A new study reveals subtle brain differences in men with ASD. The discovery may explain why some symptoms persist into adulthood.
A new study identifies differences in brain connectivity in people with ASD compared to their typically developing peers.
Researchers report sensory responses change between childhood and adulthood in those with ASD.
The way in which an infant visually examines an object may predict a later autism diagnosis, researchers say. Unusual visual inspection of items at 9 months was a strong predictor of an ASD diagnosis later in childhood.
Inducing massive inflammation resulted in an overexpression of Trpv4. The overexpression led to neural hyperexcitability that resulted in social avoidance behaviors associated with ASD in mouse models.
Researchers report that inducing mutation of the CHD8 gene, mice experience cognitive impairments and have increased brain volume. Both conditions are also seen in people with CHD8 mutations. The findings suggest CHD8 plays a role in brain function throughout life and could affect more that early brain development in people on the autism spectrum.
